Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-27

A HARDENED CRIMINAL REFORMED BY THE WIFE HI
LIZ GILL


Prison Romance.
A HARDENED CRIMINAL REFORMED BY THE WIFE HE
MARRIED IN HIS CELL
Charles Blake, formerly a hardened criminal
was released on Tuesday from the jail at New
Castle, Del. after finishing three years sentence
Tor burglary. When he began his term OF i'm
prisonment he was required to stand In the pillory
an hour, and was TO have received thirty lashes;
bur, through the pleading OF Blakes sister, Gov
StOckley remitted the lashing. He escaped from
Jail three times while serving his sentence. but
was a. often recaptured. a giamOr OF romance
surrounded Blake during his entire term at New
Castle. Women admirers kept him supplied with
nowers. fruits and dainty trappings for his cell
and in september. 1854, Sheriff Martin permitted
him To be married To the woman OF his choice
The bride was Miss GuSSle Turner. OF Philadelphia
ana me Wedding tooh place IN MS cell She has
and was al the Jail when Ia was released. so they
left New castle together BLAKE recently signed a
pledge 20 abstain rom all intoxicating liquors,
and declared 10 The sheriff and others at the Jail
his Intention OF leading respectable life. 1t will
rot be the fault OF his devoted wife II he fails TO
adhere 10 this laudable determination.
SHE WAsTs HIS BoDT IN EyIDENCE--About three
weeks ago Frederick Hall. = laborer died suddenly
in Brockporr- " Y. and a coroner'S Jury returned
verdict that alcoholism had caused death. Mrs
Hall began suit for 10000 against a saloon
keeper IN the village. alleging that he had caused
her husbands death BY giving him liquor. Mon
Cay preparations were made u exhume the body
In proof OF the effects OF the liquor. The coroner
objected, and Mrs. Hall says She will obtain an
order from the supreme Court, If necessary, 10
remove the body
THOUGHT so TOO Low FOR His ForE.-A Pitts
borg special says: \ delegate 10 the republican
county convention confesseS that he sold his vote
Tor go He was elected as Il wiar delegate TO the
convention yesterday, though he cast his vote for
who l. over nifty years OF age. said TODAY: .sIt
wasn't enough. Ny vote was worth at least 800. /
was Independent. you know and could do Il great
oeal 70 turn the scale II could have got the
fiO quickly. so that nc one would know ANYTHING
about H. l would have taken ii. for I'm not over
well liked But, see here, the main thing that /
want Is a place In the commissioners Office. Lots
OF men get there that don't need IL as badly as
Go was on the jury once, and there was man
on ar the same time VINO had not been in the
county nine months. i certainly think I am
enfltied 10 place
AoKE BLooDsHED IN INDIAN TERRITORIAL
!anleqnah, l. T., special says: News reaches here
vi desperate fight IN the Flint district between
Two eonvicts VINO escaped from the National
Prison month ago and the sheriff OF the district
lies Were killed Oh one side One OF the conytcts
was killed, and the other MORALLY wounded Two
horse-thieves. who Tell in with the convcts 10 the
hsht, assisted theIn but escaped This makes
seven men reported killed and wounded In that
District IN the last ten days.
E6ASS CHALLENGE DECLISED.-Patrick Egan
received letter from Col King harmon, under
secretary for Ireland In reply 10 Mr. Egans
message, saying IL is impossible TO make any con-
oions ID relation 10 kganS return TO Ireland. Mr.
Egsn replied TUESDAY, saving that the answer
matte attempt 10 evade his proposition TO meet
gruss charges which king-HaTnon and friends
"ere utterlng against him Mr.. Eagan repeats the
challenge that IL Dublin Castle has any charge OF
criminal nature against him such charge be
give him a rair trial before Jury in Dublin. the
crown Undertaking TO only exercise the same
number o. CHALLENGES 70 which Egan Will be
10 Duoiin and meet any accusations brought
against him.
His BIRDS Broke HEN NAP.-Judge Deyens of
tue Massachusetts, supreme Court, was asked Tues
dap 70 Issue an injunction against James C. MIR
70 restrain him from hanging the cages OF TWO
birds out OF his window in Boston, Mrs Ella G.
DAVIS complained that the singing OF the canary
and thrush awOke her from her morning napevery
day. Murray has lived In hts present quarters for
Iueen years, and Mrs Davis has lived next door
iUr about ten years. Judge Devens advised the
lawyers 10 try 10 settle the matter. and an ar
rlnyement was entered into by which Murray
BIRDS before am or after 4 pm. on week DAYS.
and Only Tor two hours In the middle OF the day on
sundays.
RECORDING Boots DEEDs.-A few days ago WILL
Ian y Hall, OF Chicopee, Mass, sent deed signed
Nv Walter Jones. OF New York, and conveying
81. coo worth or real estate In New Haven Conn.,
"a 3ll. 10 the town clerks Office there TO have IL
recorded. The boundaries or the property men,
Toned In the indenture were so irregular that the
matter was looked up. and II was found that the
property described In Tie deed DID not exlst. A
similar deed signed by Jones was sent 10 the same
Office some time ago BY Moore Moore, lawyers, or
New York. This deed transferred s., 500 worth OF
btOpcfty I'd AUoon ID. Vi New j Ofh. 3uu Has
been pronounced bogus at the town clerks Office.
WON'T HANG HIM TILL THEY CATCH HN.-(sOv.
Beaver was compelled 10 respite a fugitive muir
derer Wednesday Some time ago James MeCabe
~iiled a companion named Michael Riley in Wayne
county. He was convicted and sentenced 70 be
hanged May ~. A week ago, however, AeCaDe
drlgged the deathwatch aud escaped from Jail.
He cannot be found, 50 the governor has feSpited
min until June 30. This executive action was
taken In order 20 yercome any point that might
Oe raised IN the murderers favorif he is captured
amer the day set Tor his execution.
A RIoF ON WHEgIs.-The Knights OF Wise Men
az Columbia s. e., c0lored secret society, accom-
panied by hundred friends, left there on an ex-
cursion. On tine return train Tuesday morning
most disgraceiul riot occurred Some OF the young
men and women, before D car full Of spectators,
conducted themselves In such q shameless man
ner that the managers or the excursion protested,
and knocked some OF the criminals down. Pistols
aid clubs were then freely used No one was
Killed, but the manager and others were badly
damaged Warrants Tor the arrest OF o number Of
the part3 have been issued.